Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer.
AJAHN BRAHMLove, oneness, is no separation between you and life. It is a progressive letting go, a progressive not fault finding.
More Ajahn Brahm Quotes
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Why seek revenge? Karma is going to get the bastards anyway
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One can say that the underlying creed of most Western democracies is to protect their people’s freedom to realise their desires, as far as this is possible.
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The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life).
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It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront of national constituitions and bills of human rights.
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When you have abandoned all past and future, it is as if you have come alive. You are here, mindful…the nature of all types of consciousness reveals itself.
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Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.
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How many times have you tried to solve “the problem”? you’ll be trying to solve it not just until you die but for many more lifetimes. .
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It is remarkable that in such countries people do not feel very free. The second kind of freedom, freedom from desires, is celebrated only in some religious communities. It celebrates contentment, peace that is free from desires.
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When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.
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Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.
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When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass.
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Instead, understand that this world is just the play of the senses. It’s the five khandhas doing their thing; it has nothing to do with you.
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Just do nothing and love this moment. Its very beautiful and very deep.
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If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.
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It’s just people being people, the world being the world
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